The Card Apprentice
Chapter 257

New Base

2,340 words•8 min read•0 views
5h ago•

"Good, I'll be right over!" Bagnell suddenly raised his voice, then prepared to leave as soon as he hung up. Curious to see him so excited, Chen Mu hurried after him to find out what was going on. Bagnell had discerning tastes; anything that excited him had to be something good.

Following Bagnell, Chen Mu arrived at the river with him.

It was an artificial river, dug around the manor's main residence by its original owner. Not only did it run through the entire estate, it wound around until it almost completely encircled the original main residence. The owner had liked classical castles and had deliberately dug it as a moat.

But the river before them had changed beyond recognition. It was a full twenty meters wide, and the water was extremely deep. Only after asking Bagnell did Chen Mu learn that it was fifteen meters deep.

Several transport shuttlecraft were parked beside the river.

"Has everything arrived?" Bagnell asked.

"Yes, everything's here. It was all purchased in the Anitri region." The young man leading the group looked sharp and capable.

"Good. Put them all in this river." Bagnell pointed at the water before him.

"Yes." The young man immediately directed the shuttlecraft to fly over the river. Their undersides suddenly opened, and with a series of splashes, a great many things fell into the water.

Only then did Chen Mu see them clearly. They were crocodiles. Their scales were dark green, with a red line on their foreheads, and they were about half a meter long. In the Jungle, crocodiles like these would only count as juveniles, far inferior to adults.

"What are these young crocodiles for?" Chen Mu asked in puzzlement.

Bagnell chuckled. "These aren't juveniles. They're all adult Bloodstripe Crocodiles. Don't let their size fool you. Heh,

End of Chapter
Novel

Explore the wiki